Muller’s real estate career began
while she was teaching in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where she was approached
by a developer who needed help educating his tenants on the advantages
of home ownership. She was a natural, helping people empower themselves
through ownership. “So, I began selling properties and felt that
I was making a difference in people’s lives,” she says.
As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Muller has always strived to
make the world a better place to live.

Soon she was working with major developers in Connecticut and had started
her own firm to facilitate the conversion and sales of rental units
to co-ops and condos. In 1980, looking at New York, she saw a vast untapped
market for conversions, and expanded her operations to Manhattan. Muller
became known as the “queen of sponsor apartments” because
she was involved in converting dozens of buildings with thousands of
units throughout the city. Included were such residential landmarks
as the Ansonia, Leonori and Parc Vendome condominium.

Esther has been a top broker at Douglas Elliman, the largest real estate company in New
York City. Central to her success is Muller’s keen sense of location,
understanding the financials of a building, and her negotiating skills.

As co-founder of the Academy for Continuing
Education and master coach, Esther Muller has been educating real estate
professionals for over twenty years. Her incisive thoughts and perceptive
ideas have distinguished her as an authority and often quoted spokesperson
on industry issues. Ms. Muller
is a graduate of Brooklyn College. She
has held the position of Professor
and Director at the Graduate School of Business at Touro
College.
In addition to her expertise in the real estate market, she
is an acclaimed lecturer on entrepreneurship, real estate investing
and is a fierce advocate
of quality education.